Chapter 30: The granary of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Cihong looked at Zhu Feiran with a smile, and said softly: "Growing old with a beautiful woman is really something that you can't envy." However, in the future, the reform of the clan cannot always rely on the court's little money. The meaning of loneliness is to seize this era of change, let my people put aside their suspicions, make a fortune together, and make the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. Well, they can have their legitimate and legitimate careers! ”

As he spoke, Zhu Cihong glanced at Zhu Feiran meaningfully.

After a long time, Zhu Cihong walked over, patted Zhu Feiran on the shoulder, and then stood in the hall and looked around at everyone: "Gui Nian, have all the people arrived?" ”

Listening to Zhu Cihong's voice, the discussion that was originally greeting each other on the field came down in an uproar, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

Gu Jiang said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, you have already arrived." ”

"Then please take a seat." Zhu Cihong stood on the first seat with a smile and invited everyone to sit down one by one: "Today, some people are afraid to think about it, thinking that Lonely is here for the sake of fate." It's like the ministers of the three divisions came to the Chu Palace. ”

Zhu Cihong said in one sentence, and He Fengsheng, a former university scholar who accompanied the guests, couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, and Zhu Feiran, the prince of the King of Chu on the side, also looked embarrassed.

One of them is de-related and the other is disconnected, but they all feel very embarrassed.

Zhu Cihong did not let this embarrassment continue: "Turning into a relationship is a helpless embarrassment, and it is not a blessing to be turned into a relationship, not only is it painful for me, and I am suspicious of each other, but I also have to bear the hat of being rich and unkind." None of us want something like this to happen, so it happens, and I'm not willing to lash out more about anything with morality. Because morality is for self-discipline, not for giving us a tongue to whip others for self-discipline. This is a kind of kidnapping. I don't want anyone here to do it. ”

"Your Highness's teachings." Zhu Feiran slapped it just right.

The rest of the people suddenly realized, and He Fengsheng, Luo Jianglun and Liu Tong responded one after another: "Your Highness is clever." ”

"Your Highness, this is the real benevolence......

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"It seems that everyone is urging Xiao Wang to get to the point in disguise." Zhu Cihong smiled.

The crowd laughed. The scene relaxed as Zhu Cihong wished.

Zhu Cihong said in a deep voice: "I know that everyone is here today, and what they are most worried about is the banditry and the thief. There is no need for everyone to worry about this. The newly formed 3rd Regiment of the Royal Guards Regiment is already being formed, and the battalion directly under the umbrella of Gu will also be mobilized. The Qin soldiers of Inspector Sun also came to the rescue, one south and one north, vowing to kill Li Zicheng. Lone's financial situation is also very easy, and it is inevitable that Zhang Xianzhong's men will be defeated, and it is also not worth doing it himself. So, this time. You can rest assured that it is not a fate. What Lone has to do is to stop worrying about the problem of fate in the future! ”

"So Gu must revive Huguang's economy!" Zhu Cihong squinted his eyes and scanned the audience.

Suddenly, the atmosphere that had just been relaxed suddenly returned to seriousness.

The economy, of course, is to say money and food. At the mention of this sensitive point, even if the atmosphere was relaxed just now, it was all subconsciously tensed at the moment.

Liu Tong pulled Liu Yunsheng, who was still staring blankly, and motioned him to take a serious look.

On the other side, Xintian Luo Jianglun gritted his teeth. boldly said: "Your Highness's move, the Hunan gentry are all welcome." The Xintian Luo clan, the Yiyang Qin clan and the Shaoyang Xiao clan are all willing to serve the Royal Guards Legion with 30,000 taels of silver and 20,000 stones of grain! Follow-up army action. It is even more incumbent! ”

"How can the Liuyang Shao Clan be left behind, Your Highness...... We are also willing to repay five thousand each of the grain and silver! ”

"Linxiang Fang's ......"

After Luo Jianglun opened his mouth, I saw it. One by one, the Hunan gentry couldn't hold back and set an example with their actions, and they were about to serve the army immediately. Seeing that the gentry in Hubei looked at each other, they all slandered: You don't feel pain. How do we behave?

Repay it, at least 10,000 taels of silver, that's too painful. Don't you repay it, what if Zhu Cihong's army really doesn't go to deal with Li Zicheng in the north?

Zhu Cihong's next words suddenly surprised the gentry in Huguang.

"I appreciate everyone's kindness." Zhu Cihong's expression was faint, and hundreds of thousands of dollars and grain were nothing in Zhu Cihong's eyes at this moment.

Of course, Zhu Cihong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the credibility of the government was really bankrupt to the point that he no longer had any reputation, even if Zhu Cihong repeatedly said that he was not here to make a fortune, these people still didn't believe it.

Thinking like this, Zhu Cihong didn't grind, and at the moment he threw out the topic: "The food and silver are prepared, and you don't have to think that Lone will coerce and condone the thieves." The so-called self-respecting thing of raising thieves, I can't do it alone, and I'm not so confused. Let's talk about business! Take this grain trade, for example! ”

"Huguang is a major grain-producing province and the granary of my Ming Dynasty. Huguang is familiar with the world, and this folk proverb is clear to you. In this case, then I want to ask, why did Lone try to hear in Huguang that rice is expensive and hurts the people, and rice is cheap and hurts the farmers? Especially the dignified granary, but I heard about the rice cheapness hurting the peasants, why is this? Under the river, there is a demand for grain in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is a big profit to sell the grain, so why is there still a matter of rice being cheap and hurting farmers? Zhu Cihong's question livened up the atmosphere a bit.

Liu Yunsheng took the lead in answering, staring at Zhu Cihong's appearance, and said with blazing eyes: "Naturally, this traffic is inconvenient!" ”

"The lake is wide and the water network is dense, the shipping is convenient, and the transportation is inconvenient." Zhu Cihong reacted very quickly.

"The water network is dense, and the traffic justification is there. However, there are more precipitous places in the mountains and rivers, and what is more difficult than uploading the precipitous is the checkpoints of each county and the prefecture, and on the river network, there are passes, which are shaped like robbers. In this way, even if it is a good year, it can only let the grain and rice rot in various places, and naturally it can only be rice and hurt the farmers. ”

"I don't think you're done." Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

Liu Yunsheng was suddenly shocked affectionately, pondered for a while, and said, "There is also a warehouse." Even if the merchant prepares the warehouse, it is also rudimentary. Although grain can be stored for three years, alternating between old and old, but ...... Most granaries still have to worry about external problems, and even if they don't worry, they can only sit back and watch rot. ”

"It's a technical issue." Zhu Cihong listened, but glanced at Liu Yunsheng: "It's not easy to realize this problem. In fact, grain and rice can also be processed into non-perishable and easy to sell. For this reason, there is a big profit in opening a workshop. ”

Zhu Cihong and Liu Yunsheng's questions and answers stimulated everyone's enthusiasm one by one, and for a while, various questions were also thrown out.

"Bandits are rampant, which greatly increases the risk, and naturally only makes the cost surge. At present, the world is not good, and there are still people...... There are not many people who can afford to buy food. ”

"Well, law and order. The question of the level of the regional economy. Zhu Cihong breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere finally got up. (To be continued.) )